PREMIERE
Check out the lyric video for the latest Tree Machines single "Weights and Stones," premiering today courtesy of Verbicide Magazine! They've also announced a run of Tree Machines tour dates through the Midwest, happening in June.
The Current chats with Cecelia from Tabah
INTERVIEW
The Current in Minneapolis chats with Cecelia from Tabah ahead of the band's two hometown shows this weekend at Turf Club and Triple Rock Social Club!
Cotton Mather live in Studio 1A at KUTX, Austin
SESSION
Check out the set Cotton Mather performed in Studio 1A at KUTX 98.9 in Austin last week. Bonus material: This Friday, look out for the release of a NoiseTrade sampler of nine tracks culled from the band's massive "Songs From The I Ching" project to write 64 songs, one for each hexagram of the I Ching, which band leader Robert Harrison calls "an extraordinary book about ordinary life."
Fawns of Love shares new track via Overblown
PREMIERE
Fawns of Love will be releasing a new 7-inch on July 7th! Here's "Falling" courtesy of Overblown, which says, “Chiming Cure-ish guitars, echoing drums, and singer Jenny Andreotti’s haunting and ghost-like vocals. This is not quite dreampop, rather hauntpop.”
Calan bows video for "Kân" at BLURT
PREMIERE
“Composed of a new generation of ambassadors, striving to take their sound to new audiences, raising some eyebrows with their deliberate presentation.” - Blurt with the premiere of the latest video from the Welsh (un)traditional folk five-piece, Calan. New album Solomon out today, the band tours North America this fall!
Listen to "Disappearing One" by Little Reader courtesy of Buzzbands.la
PREMIERE
"All praise the pop song with the ability to part the clouds without filling your gullet with sugar." Yes, BuzzBands.LA! With that, here's another track that grabs you and won't let you go from Little Reader, the brand new duo of vet songwriters, Kate Tucker and Ross Flournoy. The debut album The Big Score, produced by Mark Watrous of The Shins is out May 19th.
Big Fresh is "Paralyzed" at Brooklyn Vegan
PREMIERE
Check out this hard-to-put-down pop gem "Paralyzed" featuring Robert Schneider laying down the vox just the way we like! "Fall Preview" EP is out June 2nd via Desperate Spirits!
Calan breaks the rules with "Kân" over at Elmore Magazine
PREMIERE
Calan is the rule-breaking Gwerin (read: traditional Folk) group from Wales that has moved Elmore Magazine to break rules of its own to cover them. "Kân" is the lead track from the band's new album Solomon, out this Friday, and features a sampled reading from famed late poet, Nigel Jenkins, he late father of Calan's fiddle player, Anghara.
"Gospel" gets a rave from Popmatters!
ALBUM REVIEW
"One of the best albums from this reliably satisfying outfit. 8/10." - PopMatters on The Gospel According To John by the black watch, out now.
Big Fresh at Athens Popfest this summer
SHOW ANNOUNCEMENT
Big Fresh to play this summer's Athens Popfest! New EP "Fall Preview" arrives June 2nd. Watch this space for the first single "Paralyzed," featuring lead vocals by Robert Schneider from The Apples In Stereo.
Atlas Road Crew live at Paste Magazine
SESSION
Atlas Road Crew paid a visit to the Paste Magazine offices to perform a few songs, including the current single "My Own Way." Check it out below.
See the video for "Waiting On The Sun" by Tree Machines at PureVolume
PREMIERE
"Kansas-bred, Los Angeles-based duo Tree Machines are a band you should get familiar with. With vocalist Doug Wooldridge leading the way, the clip looks like vintage L.A., you know, from the '80s like 'The Terminator.' Oh, and the song rocks too." See the music video for "Waiting On The Sun" by Tree Machines at PureVolume.
Calan's "Apparition" is MAGNET's MP3 At 3PM
SONG POST
"A fantasy of fiddling and harp, a downright theatrical piece of traditionally stylized folk music." Well said, MAGNET! Calan arrives in North America later this year in support of the upcoming new album Solomon, out May 12th. Hear "Apparition" now.
Little Reader shares "Burn Eternal" via Popdust
PREMIERE
More from Little Reader today courtesy of Popdust! "Burn Eternal" is a personal favorite from the new duo (vet songwriters Kate Tucker and Ross Flournoy) whose debut album The Big Score (produced by Mark Watrous of The Shins) arrives on May 19th. RIYL: Pretenders
Grab a download of "Waiting On The Sun" by Tree Machines at MAGNET
SONG POST
"Waiting On The Sun," the first single from the upcoming Tree Machines full-length Up For Air is MAGNET Magazine's MP3 AT 3PM. Go and grab a download and see the lyric video below!